Mental Disorders: Symptoms Of Schizophrenia
Schizophrenia is a severe disorder that affects the brain which leads to the person affected by this illness to interpret reality abnormally by affecting how that person feels, behaves, and thinks. While schizophrenia is not very common as other mental disorders there are reportedly more than 200,000 cases per year in the united states alone and the symptoms can be extremely disabling.
Risk Factors With the help of science and our advanced technology, scientists have known that schizophrenia sometimes runs in the family. Nonetheless, there are many people who can still be prone to having schizophrenia. On the other hand, there are people who have family mebers with this illness who do not develop the disorder themselves. Although genes …show more content…
Some are considered “positive” symptoms that can include, but are not limited to behavioral changes like: mental confusion, social isolation, aggression, hostility, self-harm, or a lack of restraint. There are also cognitive changes like: thought disorder, amnesia, memory loss, slowness in activity, or false believe in superiority. There are also psychological affects like: religious delusion, paranoia, hallucinations, hearing voices, depression, or fear. There are also “negative” symptoms that can be associated to a disturbance in normal emotions and behavior. Some of the symptoms can include, but are not limited to, speech like incoherent speech, rapid and frenzied speaking, or speech disorder. In addition, there are other very common symptoms like fatigue, showing a lack of emotional response or impaired motor …show more content…
The first is Paranoid schizophrenia- patient has feelings of extreme suspicion and delusions that a person or some individuals are out to get them or their families. Another subtype would be disorganized schizophrenia. Also known as hebephrenic schizophrenia, although it is not necessarily delusional, their thoughts, speech and behavior can be, as suggested by the name, very disorganized. There can also be disturbances in emotional behavior. The third would be catatonic schizophrenia, it only affects some individuals with this disease. Some of the symptoms involving interchanging between hyperactivity and underactivity. Residual schizophrenia is when the delusions or hallucinations may go a away but things like motivation or an interest in life are gone. Lastly, schizoaffective disorder is when you have symptoms of schizophrenia and another major mood disorder such as depression or dysthymia.
Electrical stimulation Transcranial direct stimulation (tDCS) is a non-invasive technique where a weak direct electrical current is passed through the cerebral cortex via electrodes placed on the scalp. This treatment can help with helping the brain activity.
Economic impact Schizophrenia has quite the economic impact on society and it can be sorted into three categories: direct treatment cost, indirect costs of loss production, and intangibles. According to Pubmed.gov in 2002 schizophrenia cost the United States alone a staggering $62.7 billion
Risk Factors With the help of science and our advanced technology, scientists have known that schizophrenia sometimes runs in the family. Nonetheless, there are many people who can still be prone to having schizophrenia. On the other hand, there are people who have family mebers with this illness who do not develop the disorder themselves. Although genes …show more content…
Some are considered “positive” symptoms that can include, but are not limited to behavioral changes like: mental confusion, social isolation, aggression, hostility, self-harm, or a lack of restraint. There are also cognitive changes like: thought disorder, amnesia, memory loss, slowness in activity, or false believe in superiority. There are also psychological affects like: religious delusion, paranoia, hallucinations, hearing voices, depression, or fear. There are also “negative” symptoms that can be associated to a disturbance in normal emotions and behavior. Some of the symptoms can include, but are not limited to, speech like incoherent speech, rapid and frenzied speaking, or speech disorder. In addition, there are other very common symptoms like fatigue, showing a lack of emotional response or impaired motor …show more content…
The first is Paranoid schizophrenia- patient has feelings of extreme suspicion and delusions that a person or some individuals are out to get them or their families. Another subtype would be disorganized schizophrenia. Also known as hebephrenic schizophrenia, although it is not necessarily delusional, their thoughts, speech and behavior can be, as suggested by the name, very disorganized. There can also be disturbances in emotional behavior. The third would be catatonic schizophrenia, it only affects some individuals with this disease. Some of the symptoms involving interchanging between hyperactivity and underactivity. Residual schizophrenia is when the delusions or hallucinations may go a away but things like motivation or an interest in life are gone. Lastly, schizoaffective disorder is when you have symptoms of schizophrenia and another major mood disorder such as depression or dysthymia.
Electrical stimulation Transcranial direct stimulation (tDCS) is a non-invasive technique where a weak direct electrical current is passed through the cerebral cortex via electrodes placed on the scalp. This treatment can help with helping the brain activity.
Economic impact Schizophrenia has quite the economic impact on society and it can be sorted into three categories: direct treatment cost, indirect costs of loss production, and intangibles. According to Pubmed.gov in 2002 schizophrenia cost the United States alone a staggering $62.7 billion